


In the middle of last week, in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a heat wave, Mr. Zhush, (as he’s fond of saying) called an audible.
With the forecast showing triple digits for the tri-state area, plans to head into New York City for a mini-vacation were eschewed in favor of scoring the last room at the newly renovated (and new to us) Ocean House Hotel in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
A short two hours later and we were in breezy, beachy heaven.
The guest rooms were lovely and impeccably clean, the world class service, quietly attentive and the beach, divine.
Heading out to explore the small surrounding village proved just as satisfying…
Ditto the excellent cocktails and fresh oysters on the veranda.
Watch out Watch Hill…we’ll be back for sure!
Update: Several years later, as of 2020 we now own a beach house in a nearby coastal Rhode Island town!






PS: See more of the signature suites of this beautiful and historic hotel!

These fun and bright garden chairs from Anthropologie took me right back to my childhood. Growing up, there was this amazing ice cream parlor, not too far from our house, known as Farrell’s. Graduations, report cards, birthdays…we’d look for any excuse to celebrate at this wonderful old timey spot complete with singing waiters, a candy store and the world’s largest ice cream sundaes! While it’s no longer in the part of New Jersey that I remember as a child, I was able to locate a Farrell’s out in California. They even had some vintage photos of the franchise, from back in the day. And, sure enough, I spotted those whimsical seats, albeit not in all these fun, “rainbow sprinkle” colors.


